LI Detailers Detailed: 2006 Lexus IS250 Correction

[PaPaHoFF]

This is actually my car and it has not had much TLC since the last time it was fully detailed around November. The car has its fair share of swirls but the weather unfortunately has been miserable these past couple of weeks. I was however lucky enough to get 1 sunny day to take some pics. My car will be entered in Hot Import Nights on sat 5/16 so wish me luck!


2006 Lexus IS250 AWD

Wash
- CG CWG Foam
- 2 bucket method w/ Meg Gold class
- Meg's APC


Wheels
- P21s wheel Gel
- EZ detail brush
- Zymol wheel brush
- Meg's APC on Wells


Clay
- Riccardo Yellow clay
- Adams QD as lube


Polishing
- SIP on Orange CCS
- 106FF on White CCS
- Flex 3401


LSP
- Swissvax Cleaner Fluid on Blue CCS
- Swissvax Finesse by hand
- Swissvax Autobahn on wheels
- CG Barebones on wells & engine
- BlackWOW on trim


Glass
- Meg's Glass Cleaner


Interior
- Lexol Leather Cleaner
- Lexol Leather Conditioner
- 303
- Meg's APC
- Woolite + water
- Steam w/ TR5
- Extract carpets with Durrmaid Heated Extractor


Exhaust
- Optimum Metal Polish
- #0000 Steel Wool


Befores: Not many due to crappy weather.

Foam with CG CWG in Glimour Foamer


After the wash. Paint is a little dull


This is to give an idea of the swirls I am dealing with


Some more swirls


and more...


My test panel = PERFECTO!


I wish I had more of the process under halogen but it was crazy bad weather and it was finals week for me so I had to do this quick in between studying.


I also had a friend help me finish her off lol.






Finally some SUN!!!




gotta love when the flakes really POP!






















Dont mind the hood lol. I was fixing my headlight to get out the condensation. For some reason there was a small puddle on the bottom of my headlight?!?!




Baby got back! lol

[PaPaHoFF]

This is why I love BlackWOW






Thanks for looking!

I realize I do not have any interior pics!!! I will add them all early tomorrow. My camera needs to charge first. Sorry!

[ohiostate]

Very nice!!!!

[gofast908z]

Originally Posted by PaPaHoFF

Baby got back! lol

That picture is awesome. For a daily driver, that is freakin sweet! Right stance, right wheels, right lights (blacked out mildly), right trim on the windows, right emblem, right exhaust (a little big for my taste, but it works on yours!), right tires, right spoiler...... and I'm spent! Beautiful car. Are you mobile and take that to your clients locations or do they bring it to you? I'd love to pull up in a car that tastefully modded.

Oh and great job on the detail too! My daily has been neglected for the last 2 months with 60hr work weeks stealing my time

[jmkiang]

Car looks great! Good luck at HIN. Trying to debate if I wanna enter my car this year or not.

Question: what did you cover up when you detailed the engine bay?

[BigAl3]

very clean looking, nice ride. how ounces if CW&G are you using in the foam gun? your cocker spaniel reminds me of the one we use to have, he lived for 14 years (R.I.P. OLIVER)...

[Thats Fresh]

gLuck this week. looking good.

[Deibidosan]

Is the radiator support suppose to be that color? I think i'd mask and shoot that. Over all it looks really classy! Just right!

[xfire]

SexY!!! Damn that looks good.

[oski83]

Originally Posted by Deibidosan

Is the radiator support suppose to be that color? I think i'd mask and shoot that. Over all it looks really classy! Just right!

+1...thats gonna hurt u at HIN..I dont think Lexus sells it that way .....oveall tho, nicely modded....havent I seen this on CL?

We had plans to attend as well but with rain, not risking the drive for it to get washed out.

GL either way

[PaPaHoFF]

Originally Posted by ohiostate

Very nice!!!!

Thanks a lot!

Originally Posted by gofast908z

That picture is awesome. For a daily driver, that is freakin sweet! Right stance, right wheels, right lights (blacked out mildly), right trim on the windows, right emblem, right exhaust (a little big for my taste, but it works on yours!), right tires, right spoiler...... and I'm spent! Beautiful car. Are you mobile and take that to your clients locations or do they bring it to you? I'd love to pull up in a car that tastefully modded.

Oh and great job on the detail too! My daily has been neglected for the last 2 months with 60hr work weeks stealing my time

Thanks! Yes I do use my car for mobile detailing. Once I get my body kit on, the rear tips will look smaller and fit in with the car lol.

Originally Posted by jmkiang

Car looks great! Good luck at HIN. Trying to debate if I wanna enter my car this year or not.

Question: what did you cover up when you detailed the engine bay?

Basically I did not cover up anything. I just did a quick wipe down since I always keep my engine in a good condition. If you see anything electrical or exposed aftermarket intake filters, I would cover them up. Especially the battery.

Originally Posted by BigAl3

very clean looking, nice ride. how ounces if CW&G are you using in the foam gun? your cocker spaniel reminds me of the one we use to have, he lived for 14 years (R.I.P. OLIVER)...

I believe about 3 ounces of CW&G and 1 ounce of Gold class which helped add the extra foam. I love my dog but she has so many allergy's since she is a pure bread and is on steroids so that is why she is so heavy since the steroids make her hungry.

Originally Posted by Thats Fresh

gLuck this week. looking good.

Thanks for the comments!

Originally Posted by Deibidosan

Is the radiator support suppose to be that color? I think i'd mask and shoot that. Over all it looks really classy! Just right!

Thanks and yes for some reason lexus did that from the factory. Where it looks black, it is really the color of my car and depending on the color of your car, thats the color that is sprayed partially over the tan making it look crappy.

Originally Posted by xfire

SexY!!! Damn that looks good.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by oski83

+1...thats gonna hurt u at HIN..I dont think Lexus sells it that way .....oveall tho, nicely modded....havent I seen this on CL?

We had plans to attend as well but with rain, not risking the drive for it to get washed out.

GL either way

Thanks a lot! I didnt post the full detail over at CL only a few teasers in the SGM thread on the 2IS forum and in the wax thread.

[BigAl3]

Originally Posted by PaPaHoFF

I love my dog but she has so many allergy's since she is a pure bread and is on steroids so that is why she is so heavy since the steroids make her hungry.

keep her close and love her (which i'm sure you and your family do) and i hope you have many many more years with her...